multlib and splitting packages

Kevin Kofler kevin.kofler at chello.at
Fri Oct 26 07:25:17 UTC 2007


Panu Matilainen <pmatilai <at> laiskiainen.org> writes:
> Versioned obsoletes like that is a perfectly valid dependency construct, 
> doesn't qualify as a hack IMO. If apt and smart can't handle that they 
> just need to be fixed...

This isn't just a versioned Obsoletes, it's a package being both obsoleted and 
having a regular update available.

If you can fix apt to do the right thing in this case, that'll be the ideal 
solution.

        Kevin Kofler




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